The First Lady (TV series)

The First Lady
Genre	Drama
Created by	Philip Levene
Written by	Alan Plater Cyril Abraham Robert Storey
Directed by	David Sullivan Proudfoot Brian Parker
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producer(s)	David Rose
Location(s)	Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Running time	50 minutes
Release
Original network	BBC1
Original release	7 April 1968 – 17 July 1969

The First Lady is a British television series produced by the BBC in 1968 and 1969.

The series starred Thora Hird as crusading local councillor Sarah Danby and was set around the fictional borough of Furness in Lancashire. Capitalising on the popularity of its lead actress, The First Lady was a down-to-earth series exploring the inner workings of local government.

Due to the BBC's wiping policy of the era, the series mostly no longer exists in the BBC archives, with only one complete episode that is known to exist.^[1]

References

↑ LostShows.com

External links

The First Lady at the Internet Movie Database

The works of Alan Plater

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Stage	On Your Way, Riley

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